Specifications

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Performing Updates Using rsys_swm
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IfaparticularFRUismissingfromtheversionreport,thenitsBladeHSDisnotregisteredwith
theShelfManagerandyouwillneedtoedititsconfigurationfileandsetupIPinterfaces.See
ConfigureanIPinterfacefortheBladeHSDbelowforinformation.
Configure an IP interface for the Blade HSD
YoumustconfigureanIPinterfacefortheBladeHSDwhenperformingthefollowingtypesof
updates:
• Updatingmodulesonathird‐partyshelf(i.e.,non‐Radisysshelf)
• UpdatingaCPM
TheBladeHSDconfigurationfile“rsyshsd.conf”islocatedoneachmoduleatthislocation:
/etc/rsyshsd.conf
ThedifferentRadisysmoduletypeshaveuniquersyshsd.conffiles.However,thefiledoshare
threecommonparametersforconfiguringtheIPinterface:
• RSYSHSD_BASE_INTERFACE:Thisparameternamesaninterfaceonthemodulethatthe
BladeHSDusestoattachaRMCPinterface.ThisenablesRMCP‐baseremoteHPIaccessto
theBladeHSDovertheinterface.Theadvantageofprovidinganinterfacenamerather
thananIPaddressisthatitenablesBladeHSDtosupportdynamicallyallocated addresses
andsituationswheretheIPaddresschangesduringoperation.BladeHSDtrackstothe
interface(e.g.,eth0)andisabletodetectanyipaddresschangesandautomaticallyre‐
bindtothatinterfacewithitsupdatedipaddress.
RadisysrecommendsusingaportassociatedwiththeBaseEthernetorabondedinterface
forthisparameter.
• RSYSHSD_FABRIC_INTERFACE:Thisparameternamesanadditionalinterfaceonthe
modulethattheBladeHSDusestoattachasecondRMCPinterface.Astheparameter
nameindicates,RadisysrecommendsusingaportassociatedwiththeFabricEthernetfor
thisinterface.However,thisisnotarequirement,andanon‐fabricinterfacecanalsobe
usedforthisparameter.
Forthirdpartyshelfupgrades,orupgradesdirectedatindividualmodulesratherthan
throughtheShelfManager,thisparametercanbeconfiguredwithaninterfacereachable
fromtheupdatehost.Forexample,themanagementporteth0ortheBaseEthernet
interfaceeth1onLMP‐basedmodules.
• RSYSHSD_SHMS_INTERF ACE:Thisparameterspecifieswhethertheinterfacenamedfor
theRSYSHSD_BASE_INTERFACEparameterortheinte rfacenamed
forthe
RSYSHSD_FABRIC_INTERFACEparameteristhepreferredinterfacefortheBladeHSDto
communicatewiththeShelfManager.TheIPaddressofthechoseninterfaceis
communicatedwiththeShelfManager,andthenusedinestablishing HPIcommunication
withtheBladeHSD.Radisysrecommendsusingthesameinterfaceasthe
interfacenamed
fortheRSYSHSD_BASE_INTERFACEparameter.